James Davenport (Connecticut)

James Davenport (12 October 1758-3 August 1797) was a member of the US House of Representatives (F-CN) from 5 November 1796 to 3 August 1797, succeeding Nathaniel Smith and preceding Samuel W. Dana.

Biography
James Davenport was born in Stamford, Connecticut in 1758, and he served in the commissary department of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He served in the State House from 1785 to 1790, in the State Senate from 1790 to 1797, and in the US House of Representatives from 1796 to 1797, dying in office.